1941 World Series
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The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years, and their ninth overall.
The name "Subway Series" arises for a World Series played between two New York City teams. The series was punctuated by the Dodgers' Mickey Owen's dropped third strike of a sharply breaking curveball (a suspected spitball) pitched by Hugh Casey in the 9th inning of Game 4. The play led to a Yankees rally and brought them one win away from another championship.
Managers: Joe McCarthy (New York), Leo Durocher (Brooklyn)
Umpires: Bill McGowan (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL), Bill Grieve (AL), Larry Goetz (NL)
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[edit] Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Brooklyn Dodgers (1)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dodgers – 2, Yankees – 3 | October 1 | Yankee Stadium | 68,540 |
| 2 | Dodgers – 3, Yankees – 2 | October 2 | Yankee Stadium | 66,248 |
| 3 | Yankees – 2, Dodgers – 1 | October 4 | Ebbets Field | 33,100 |
| 4 | Yankees – 7, Dodgers – 4 | October 5 | Ebbets Field | 33,813 |
| 5 | Yankees – 3, Dodgers – 1 | October 6 | Ebbets Field | 34,072 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 1: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | x | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| W: Red Ruffing (1-0) L: Curt Davis (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Joe Gordon (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 2: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Whit Wyatt (1-0) L: Spud Chandler (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 4: Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| W: Marius Russo (1-0) L: Hugh Casey (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 5: Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Johnny Murphy (1-0) L: Hugh Casey (0-2) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : BRO – Pete Reiser (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 5
October 6: Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Brooklyn (N) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| W: Tiny Bonham (1-0) L: Whit Wyatt (1-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : NYY – Tommy Henrich (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] External links
- 1941 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1941 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1941 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- Baseball's 25 Greatest Moments: Mickey Owen and the Dropped Third Strike
- 1941 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
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